Storage rack



y 1932- G. R. BORRMANN 1,867,611

STORAGE RACK Filed 001:. 23, 1951 INVENTOR.

Patented July 19, 1932 sire riFicE'i STORAGE aez- Application filed October 23, 1931. Serial no; 570,670.

This invention is a rack and is particularly directed to a rack for storing metal bars, rods and rolled shapes.

The usual method is to provide a rack having compartments of thepigeon hole variety 8 in which the various sizes and styles of metal shapes are inserted from the end of the rack, the shapes being slid back into the proper compartments. This is a diflicult and tedious U method and much efiort, high handling cost and minimum utilization of storage space.

The main object of this invention is to provide'a rack with individual compartments in.

which all the space is available for storage.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rack in which a stock of bars or shapes may be placed in its respective compartment by a. crane operating over head.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rack with removable floors or bottom members so as to make the compartments beneath accessible from above, so as to permit placing and storing of shapes by means of a crane.

Other objects and advantages of the invene tion-will become apparent as the following description is read on the'drawing forming a part of this specification and in which similar reference characters are used to designate similar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the invention.

2 is a fragmentary side elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of one of the arms forming the bottom member of each compartment.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan view'of the invention.

The invent-ion consists of a rack for storing to rolled and drawn metal shapes and consisting of a plurality of superposed removable or swingable floorspforming a vertical tier or individual storage compartments and is indicated in the drawing as consisting of a pluto ralityof series of standards 11, 12, 13 and 14.

spaced apart, and forming supports for the floors. These standards may be formed of any suitable material or shape and are lIlClJ- cated as formed of channels. These channels so are supported on and rigidly secured to a angles 16.

sleeper or beam. 15 indicated as a channel, to

which the standards are-riveted back to back and additionally secured by means of clip truts 17 forming'fixed floors are preferably secured to the standards by weld ing or other suitable means and coincidently act as spacers v7 I i The invention. proper consistsof aplurality of superposed removable or swingable floors indicated asconsisting of a shaft or .rod 18 rotatably mounted through the standards as shown in Figs. 2 and. 4: and passing through standards 11, 110i and following standards in the series, Fixedly secured to each shaft 18 adjacent "each standard in a 5 series is an arm 19 which is adapted to swing upwardly to a vertical positiomswinging all arms connected to the same shaft upwardly with it, and leaving the-space clear to the compartment beneath. Suitable bracing 207 is provided for the standards.

The arm consists ofa flat bar 19 fixedly secured to the shaft 18 as indicated at 21 by keying, welding or other suitable means, the hub end 22 being spaced from the standards a sufficient distance to permit the forward end 23 to pass between the hub 22 of the forward arm, and the standard and to rest on the intervening'portion of the shaft 18, the arms being retracted'toward the forward end '23 I and having a l notch 24 adapted to align and space the standards when the load is placed on the arm. I

I A'modification is shown at 25 in which a. notch is provided at each end of the arm as indicated at 26 and 27 in which case the floors or arms are entirely removable and'still being self-centering.

The invention is used as follows. As an illustration, it will be assumed that the bars 28 are to be placed in compartment 29. It is merely necessary to raise the arms 19 to a vertical position as indicated and place the bars in the compartment by means of a hoist or crane, a suitable sling 30 being used to 9 carry the bars, and after removal of the sling, the arms immediately above are lowered ready for storage of other stock. Where it is desired to remove the entire stock, such as 3 thesheets 31 in compartment 32, the bars 33 1 are first removed by hoist from compartment 34:, after which the sheets 31 are removed by hoist, and bars 33 replaced.

It will thus be seen that stock can readily be removed or placed by means of a crane or hoist with a minimum amount of labor, effort and expense.

Having described an operable method of constructing and using the invention it will be noted that variations in construction and arrangement of parts which. are consistent with the appended claims may be resorted to without detracting from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any ofthe ad-.

-, vantages thereof.

I claim:

1. A rack comprising a plurality of series of spaced apart standards, verticallyspaced shafts rotatably mounted and extending through each series of standards, arms spaced apart and secured to one shaft in one series and adapted to freely rest on a shaft in the next adjacent series, said arms being adapted to swing upwardly out of obstructive relation to the space beneath. 7

2. A rack comprising a plurality of series,

of spaced apart standards, vertically spaced shafts extending horizontally through each series of standards and rotatably mounted,

- arms spaced apart and secured at one end to said shafts the other ends of said arms being adapted to rest on the shafts in cent series of standards.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GEORGE R. BORRMANN.

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